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21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson
21st Century Schizoid Man
NOTES: 1) Standard bar chords unless otherwise noted
2) This transcription isn't rigidly Beginning -> End. I'll write it by
section then assume knowledge of repeating parts...
First the chords:
The main chordal riff in 4/4:
1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4
C A# C D# A# C |F F# G
Alternate used before vox:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C A# C D# F G |13---14---15---|
|16*--17*--18-----------| *Bend each 1 whole step
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
Vocal Section Chord from hell:
Interpretations of this chord are legendary, this one sounded best to me:
x
8
8
10
10
8
Cat's foot etc...
Exit main chordal riff:
F F# G : Repeat 6 times, increase tempo then...
Unison run section 1 (rhythm sorta notated by the 1-2-3-4)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------4-5-6---------------|--------4-5-6-------------|
G|5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-4-3---|5-5-5-5-----------3---3-4-|
D|--------------------------5-|--------------4-5---5-----|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|
e|----------------------------|------------------6---6-7-|
B|--------4-5-6---------------|--------4-5-6-7-8---8-----|
G|5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-4-3---|5-5-5-5-------------------|
D|--------------------------5-|--------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|--------------/tri\--/tri\--/tri\--/tri\-|
G|--------3-4-5---------------|--------3-4-5-0-3-3--0-3-3--0-3-3--0-3-3-|
D|5-5-5-5-1-2-3-5-5-5-5-4-3---|5-5-5-5-1-2-3----------------------------|
A|3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|3-3-3-3----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------3-|-----------------------------------------|
Play chords loose and sloppy tri=triplets
Unison run section 2 (rhythm sorta notated by the 1-2-3-4)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|11-------11-------11----------------|11-------11-------11----------------|
G|---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10----|---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10----|
D|---------------------------------13-|---------------------------------13-|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------10-|11-------11-------11----------------|
G|12-------12-------12-------11-12----|---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10----|
D|---13-15----13-15----13-15----------|---------------------------------13-|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|----|
B|11-------11-------11---------------------|
G|---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10---------| Vibrato and Feedback like a Madman
D|---------------------------------13-\-/--|then you're on your own...
A|-----------------------------------------| ...for this is the Solo from Hell :)
E|------------------------------------|----|
...And speaking of hell, here are the inhumanly fast parts...
Fast1*
e|--------------------------------------------3-|
B|------------------------/tri\-------3---3-6---|
G|----------------3---3-5-3-5-3---3-5---5-------|
D|--------3---3-5---5-----------5---------------|
A|--1-3-5---5-----------------------------------|
E|3---------------------------------------------|
*The rhythm is correct so if you play the triplet at the indicated time
(and allow 1 note length) you should be dead on.
The notes themselves are pretty close but open to interpretation...
Fast2**
e|--------------------------------------------3---------------|
B|------------------------/tri\-------3---3-6---2-1-----------|
G|----------------3---3-5-3-5-3---3-5---5------------3-0------|
D|--------3---3-5---5-----------5-------------------------3-0-|
A|--1-3-5---5-------------------------------------------------|
E|3-----------------------------------------------------------|
**Same as * except last 7 notes are definitely correct
Fast3
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--------3-0-7-0-5-0-3-0-5-0-7-0-----------|
D|--1-3-5-------------------------3-0-------|
A|3-----------------------------------4-3-1-|
E|------------------------------------------|
Mute1
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|--------3-0-7-0-5-0-3-0-5-0-7-0-3-0-------|
A|--1-3-5-----------------------------4-3-1-|
E|3-----------------------------------------|
Stop & Go
e|----1-----1-|----1-------|----1-3-------------|----1-3-------------|
B|1-3---1-3---|1-3---3-2-1-|1-3-----2-1---------|1-3-----2-1---------|
G|------------|------------|------------3-0-----|------------3-0-----|
D|------------|------------|----------------3-0-|----------------3-0-|
A|------------|------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|------------|------------|--------------------|--------------------|
The order for the inhumanly fast section:
Fast1, Fast2, Fast3, Fast1, Stop&Go, Mute1, Mute1, Fast3, Fast1, Stop&Go
Then back into the unison runs, vox, and opening chords. By the time the song
ends you should have either achieved enlightenment or neurotic breakdown :)
One thing's for sure, if you make it all the way through,
Cat's foot iron claw
Neuro-surgeons scream for more
At paranoia's poison door.
Twenty first century schizoid man.
Blood rack barbed wire
Polititians' funeral pyre
Innocents raped with napalm fire
Twenty first century schizoid man.
Death seed blind man's greed
Poets' starving children bleed
Nothing he's got he really needs
Twenty first century schizoid man.
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
------------------
version 2
Play this song with dissorted, rahter sloppy chords and notes.
[Intro]
|e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|e|
|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------18-19-20-------|B|
|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------20-21-22-------|G|
|D|----5—---3/5--1-3-5--3-4-5--5----3/5--1-3-5--3-4-5----5----3/5--1-3-5-----------------|D|
|A|----3—---1/3--1-3-3--3-4-5--3----1/3--1-3-3--3-4-5----3----1/3--1-3-3-----------------|A|
|E|---------------------1-2-3-------------------1-2-3------------------------------------|E|
[Verse]
|e|----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6---------------------|e|
|B|----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----6---------------------|B|
|G|----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---------------------|G|
|D|----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---------------------|D|
|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|
Cats foot... ...21st Century Schizoid Man!
|e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|e|
|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------18-19-20-------|B|
|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------20-21-22-------|G|
|D|----5—---3/5--1-3-5--3-4-5--5----3/5--1-3-5--3-4-5----5----3/5--1-3-5-----------------|D|
|A|----3—---1/3--1-3-3--3-4-5--3----1/3--1-3-3--3-4-5----3----1/3--1-3-3-----------------|A|
|E|---------------------1-2-3-------------------1-2-3------------------------------------|E|
|e|----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6---------------------|e|
|B|----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----6---------------------|B|
|G|----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---------------------|G|
|D|----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---------------------|D|
|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|
Blood rack... ...21st Century Schizoid Man!
|e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|e|
|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|
|G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|
|D|----5—---3/5--1-3-5--3-4-5--5----3/5--1-3-5--3-4-5----5----3/5--1-3-5-----------------|D|
|A|----3—---1/3--1-3-3--3-4-5--3----1/3--1-3-3--3-4-5----3----1/3--1-3-3-----------------|A|
|E|---------------------1-2-3-------------------1-2-3------------------------------------|E|
|e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|e|
|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|
|G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|
|D|----3-----4-----5-----3----4----5----3---4---5----3--4--5----3-4-5----3-4-5-----------|D|
|A|----3-----4-----5-----3----4----5----3---4---5----3--4--5----3-4-5----3-4-5-----------|A|
|E|----1-----2-----3-----1----2----3----1---2---3----1--2--3----1-2-3----1-2-3-----------|E|
Mirrors start:
|e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|e|
|B|------------------------------------------------------------------4-5-6---------------|B|
|G|--------------------------------------------------3---3-4-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-4-3---|G|
|D|------------1-2-3-----------------------1-2-3-4-5---5-------------------------------5-|D|
|A|----3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-2-1---3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|A|
|E|------------------------------3-------------------------------------------------------|E|
|e|----------------------6---6-7---------------------------------------------------------|e|
|B|------------4-5-6-7-8---8-------------------------------------------------------------|B|
|G|----5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------------------3-----3---|G|
|D|--------------------------------------1-2-3-----------------------1-2-3-4-5---4-5-----|D|
|A|------------------------------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-2-1---3-3-3-3---------------------|A|
|E|--------------------------------------------------------3-----------------------------|E|
|e|--------------------------------------------------------------6-----6-----6-----6-----|e|
|B|------------------------4-5-6-----------------------4-5-6-7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8-------|B|
|G|--------3-----3-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-4-3---5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|G|
|D|----4-5---4-5-----------------------------5-------------------------------------------|D|
|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|
|e|----6-----6------6-----------6-----6-----6--------------------------------------------|e|
|B|------6-8---6-8----6-8-6-4-----6-8---6-8---6-8-6-4---8---6-8---6-8---6-6-4------------|B|
|G|---------------------------5-----------------------5---8-----8-----8-------5----------|G|
|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|
|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|
|e|----6-----6-----6-----------6-----6-----6-----------6-----6---------------------------|e|
|B|------6-8---6-8---6-8-6-4-----6-8---6-8---6-8-6-4-----6-8---6-8-6-4-------------------|B|
|G|--------------------------5-----------------------5-----------------5-----------------|G|
|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|
|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|
Guitar solo:
|e|---------------------------------------------------------------------16---------------|e|
|B|----8-10/11/16----13----------------------------------16-15/16\15-16----17\16-15\13---|B|
|G|---------------12----12----------11-11-12-14-14/15-17---------------------------------|G|
|D|------------------------13-12-13------------------------------------------------------|D|
|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|
|e|-------------------------------13-13-15-17-18-19-20-22-22-15-18-15--------------------|e|
|B|----15-------------13-15-16-16-------------------------------------18-------19-18-16--|B|
|G|-------14\12-14-15----------------------------------------------------17-16-----------|G|
|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|
|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|
|e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|e|
|B|----15-------------15-------15-------------------15-------15-------15-16-15-----------|B|
|G|-------15-14-------------------17-------------------------------------------17—14-15--|G|
|D|-------------16-17----16-17-------17-16-----------------------------------------------|D|
|A|----------------------------------------18-17-18----17-18----17-18--------------------|A|
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|
|e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|e|
|B|----------------13/16-16-16—17-17-17-16-13\11-------------------13-15-16-18—15-18-----|B|
|G|----15—16-16-17-----------------------------------5—17\15\14-12-------------------19--|G|
|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|
|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|
|e|----18-18-18--15-13-------------------------------------------------------------------|e|
|B|--------------------16----------------------------------------------------------------|B|
|G|-----------------------17-15----------------------------------------------------------|G|
|D|-----------------------------17-16-15-16-17-17----------------------------------------|D|
|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|
Guitar solo end
|e|----6-----6------6-----------6-----6-----6--------------------------------------------|e|
|B|------6-8---6-8----6-8-6-4-----6-8---6-8---6-8-6-4---8---6-8---6-8---6-6-4------------|B|
|G|---------------------------5-----------------------5---8-----8-----8-------5----------|G|
|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|
|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|
|e|----6-----6-----6-----------6-----6-----6-----------6-----6---------------------------|e|
|B|------6-8---6-8---6-8-6-4-----6-8---6-8---6-8-6-4-----6-8---6-8-6-4-------------------|B|
|G|--------------------------5-----------------------5-----------------5-----------------|G|
|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|
|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|
This part here is played very fast:
|e|------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------------|e|
|B|--------------------------------------3-3-6-3-----------------------------------------|B|
|G|------------------------3-6-5-3---3-5---------6---------------------------------------|G|
|D|--------------3-----3-5---------5-----------------------------------------------------|D|
|A|--------3-4-5---4-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|A|
|E|----3-6-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|
|e|------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------------|e|
|B|--------------------------------------3-3-6-3-----------------------------------------|B|
|G|------------------------3-6-5-3---3-5---------6---3-----------------------------------|G|
|D|--------------3-----3-5---------5-------------------5-3-------------------------------|D|
|A|--------3-4-5---4-5-------------------------------------5-3-7-------------------------|A|
|E|----3-6-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|
|e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|e|
|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|
|G|--------3---7---5---3---5---7---------------------------------------------------------|G|
|D|----3-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-3-----------------------------------------------------|D|
|A|----------------------------------5-4-3-----------------------------------------------|A|
|E|----------------------------------------6---------------------------------------------|E|
|e|------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------------|e|
|B|--------------------------------------3-3-6-3----------3-6---3-6---3-6-3--------------|B|
|G|------------------------3-6-5-3---3-5---------6------6-----6-----6-------6-5----------|G|
|D|--------------3-----3-5---------5-----------------------------------------------------|D|
|A|--------3-4-5---4-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|A|
|E|----3-6-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|
|e|----------3-----------------------------3---------------------------------------------|e|
|B|------3-6---------------------------3-6-----------------------------------------------|B|
|G|----6-----------6-5---3-----------6-----------6-5---3---------------------------------|G|
|D|------------------------5-3---------------------------5-3-----------------------------|D|
|A|----------------------------5-----------------------------5---------------------------|A|
|E|------------------------------------------------------------6-------------------------|E|
|e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|e|
|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|
|G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|
|D|------------3---7---5---3---5---7---3-------------------------------------------------|D|
|A|--------3-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-4-3-------------------------------------------|A|
|E|----3-6-------------------------------------6-----------------------------------------|E|
|e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|e|
|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|
|G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|
|D|------------3---7---5---3---5---7---3-------------------------------------------------|D|
|A|--------3-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-4-3-------------------------------------------|A|
|E|----3-6-------------------------------------6-----------------------------------------|E|
|e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|e|
|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|
|G|------------3---7---5---3---5---7-----------------------------------------------------|G|
|D|--------3-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-3-------------------------------------------------|D|
|A|----3-7-------------------------------5-4-3-------------------------------------------|A|
|E|--------------------------------------------6-----------------------------------------|E|
|e|------------------------------------------------3-------------------------------------|e|
|B|--------------------------------------3-3-6-3----------3-6---3-6---3-6-3--------------|B|
|G|------------------------3-6-5-3---3-5---------6------6-----6-----6-------6-5----------|G|
|D|--------------3-----3-5---------5-----------------------------------------------------|D|
|A|--------3-4-5---4-5-------------------------------------------------------------------|A|
|E|----3-6-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|
|e|----------3-----------------------3---------------------------------------------------|e|
|B|------3-6---------------------3-6-----------------------------------------------------|B|
|G|----6-----------6-5-3-------6-----------6-5-3-----------------------------------------|G|
|D|----------------------5-3---------------------5-3-------------------------------------|D|
|A|--------------------------5-----------------------5-----------------------------------|A|
|E|----------------------------------------------------6-3-------------------------------|E|
|e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|e|
|B|------------------------------------------------------------------4-5-6---------------|B|
|G|--------------------------------------------------3---3-4-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-4-3---|G|
|D|------------1-2-3-----------------------1-2-3-4-5---5-------------------------------5-|D|
|A|----3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-2-1---3-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------|A|
|E|------------------------------3-------------------------------------------------------|E|
|e|----------------------6---6-7---------------------------------------------------------|e|
|B|------------4-5-6-7-8---8-------------------------------------------------------------|B|
|G|----5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------------------3-----3---|G|
|D|--------------------------------------1-2-3-----------------------1-2-3-4-5---4-5-----|D|
|A|------------------------------3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-2-1---3-3-3-3---------------------|A|
|E|--------------------------------------------------------3-----------------------------|E|
|e|--------------------------------------------------------------6-----6-----6-----6-----|e|
|B|------------------------4-5-6-----------------------4-5-6-7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8-------|B|
|G|--------3-----3-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-4-3---5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|G|
|D|----4-5---4-5-----------------------------5-------------------------------------------|D|
|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|
|e|--------6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----------|e|
|B|----7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8---7-8-------------|B|
|G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|
|D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|D|
|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|
Mirrors end
|e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|e|
|B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------18-19-20-------|B|
|G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------20-21-22-------|G|
|D|----5—---3/5--1-3-5--3-4-5--5----3/5--1-3-5--3-4-5----5----3/5--1-3-5-----------------|D|
|A|----3—---1/3--1-3-3--3-4-5--3----1/3--1-3-3--3-4-5----3----1/3--1-3-3-----------------|A|
|E|---------------------1-2-3-------------------1-2-3------------------------------------|E|
|e|----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6---------------------|e|
|B|----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----6---------------------|B|
|G|----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---------------------|G|
|D|----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5---------------------|D|
|A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|A|
|E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E|
Death seed... ...21st Century Shcizoid Man!
|e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|e|
|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|
|G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|
|D|----5—---3/5--1-3-5--3-4-5--5----3/5--1-3-5--3-4-5----5----3/5--1-3-5-----------------|D|
|A|----3—---1/3--1-3-3--3-4-5--3----1/3--1-3-3--3-4-5----3----1/3--1-3-3-----------------|A|
|E|---------------------1-2-3-------------------1-2-3------------------------------------|E|
|e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|e|
|B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|
|G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G|
|D|----3-----4-----5-----3----4----5----3---4---5----3--4--5----3-4-5----3-4-5--345-345--|D|
|A|----3-----4-----5-----3----4----5----3---4---5----3--4--5----3-4-5----3-4-5--345-345--|A|
|E|----1-----2-----3-----1----2----3----1---2---3----1--2--3----1-2-3----1-2-3--123-123--|E|
Cat's foot iron claw
Neuro-surgeons scream for more
At paranoia's poison door.
Twenty first century schizoid man.
Blood rack barbed wire
Polititians' funeral pyre
Innocents raped with napalm fire
Twenty first century schizoid man.
Death seed blind man's greed
Poets' starving children bleed
Nothing he's got he really needs
Twenty first century schizoid man.
/ : slide up
\ : slide down
------------------
version 3
Tuning: E A D G B E
There are at least 2 guitars on this track. This is an adaptation for 1 guitar. You can play it with
less variations on the verse.
[Intro]
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4------------------------------4----------------------------|
G|--5--3/5--8--10--8---------------5--3/5--8--10--8-------------|
D|--5--3/5--8--10--10--3--4--5-----5--3/5--8--10--10--3--4--5---|
A|--3--1/3--6--8---10--3--4--5-----3--1/3--6--8---10--3--4--5---|
E|---------------------1--2--3------------------------1--2--3---|
E|-----------------8-------------------------------------|
B|--4--------------8-------18--------19--------20--------|
G|--5--3/5--8--10--8-------20b22r21--21b23r22--22b24r23--|
D|--5--3/5--8--10--10/13~--------------------------------|
A|--3--1/3--6--8---10------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
E|--6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----10--|
B|--4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----11--|
G|--3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----10--|
D|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----12--|
A|--3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----10--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4------------------------------4----------------------------|
G|--5--3/5--8--10--8---------------5--3/5--8--10--8-------------|
D|--5--3/5--8--10--10--3--4--5-----5--3/5--8--10--10--3--4--5---|
A|--3--1/3--6--8---10--3--4--5-----3--1/3--6--8---10--3--4--5---|
E|---------------------1--2--3------------------------1--2--3---|
E|-------------------8-------------------------------------|
B|------------7--10--8-------18------19------20------------|
G|--8---7/8---7--10--8-------20b22r21--21b23r22--22b24r23--|
D|--10--8/10--7--10--10/13~--------------------------------|
A|--10--8/10--5--8---10------------------------------------|
E|--8---6/8------------------------------------------------|
E|--6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----10--|
B|--4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----11--|
G|--3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----10--|
D|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----12--|
A|--3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----10--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------8-------------------------------8---------------------------------|
B|------------7--10--8------------------------7--10--8---18------19------20------------|
G|--8---7/8---7--10--8--------------8---7/8---7--10--8---20b22r21--21b23r22--22b24r23--|
D|--10--8/10--7--10--10--3--4--5----10--8/10--7--10--10--------------------------------|
A|--10--8/10--5--8---10--3--4--5----10--8/10--5--8---10--------------------------------|
E|--8---6/8--------------1--2--3----8---6/8--------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------8-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------7--10--8-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8---7/8---7--10--8-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10--8/10--7--10--10/13~---3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--|
A|--10--8/10--5--8---10-------3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--|
E|--8---6/8-------------------1--2--3--1--2--3--1--2--3--1--2--3--1--2--3--1--2--3--1--2--3--|
[Mirrors]
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------3-----3h4--|
D|--------------1--2--3-----------------------------------1--2--3--4h5-----5-------|
A|--3--3--3--3-----------3--3--3--3--2--1-----3--3--3--3---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------6-----6h7--|
B|--------------4--5--6-----------------------------------4--5--6--7h8-----8-------|
G|--5--5--5--5-----------5--5--5--5--4--3-----5--5--5--5---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------5---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------3----3----3---3-4--|
D|--------------1--2--3-----------------------------------1--2--3--4-5--4-5--4-5--5------|
A|--3--3--3--3-----------3--3--3--3--2--1-----3--3--3--3---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------6-----6-----6---6-7--|
B|--------------4--5--6-----------------------------------4--5--6--7-8---7-8---7-8---8-----|
G|--5--5--5--5-----------5--5--5--5--4--3-----5--5--5--5-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------11-----------11--11----------------------11------------11------------11--11------------11--11-|
B|--8--10b11-----8--10b11---------pb11r10--8--8--10b11----8----10b11---8-----10b11----------8--10b11-------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Solo]
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------22----------------------|
G|--12b13t(16pb17)r16p12-----------------------14--14/15--17/20--19h20p19~---20b22------pb22r20--19\17--19--|
D|------------------------13p12~-13/16--16/17---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------18--19--20--22b23--pb23--------17----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------20--22-----------------------------20------20--18h19p18h19p18h19p18--|
G|--14\12--14/15--17/19/20--20/22--22-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------19--18--16h18p16h18p16--15-----------------15---------15--13----------------------15---------15--|
G|--17\16------------------------------15--14--11h12------11h12----------12p11------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------13--12h13------12h13------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15--|
B|---------15--15---------15--16--15p13--10h11--11h12--12/13--13/16--16--16b18b18b18b18r16p13--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------h15b17------|
D|--12h13----------12h13-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------18b20b20b19--15-------------------------------------|
B|------------------13--15h16--16/18--15/18--18b20---------------------18--16\13--------------------------|
G|--pb17b15--14\12----------------------------------0-----------------------------15--12p11p10h11h12--12~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Mirrors]
E|-----------11-----------11--11----------------------11------------11------------11--|
B|--8--10b11-----8--10b11---------pb11r10--8--8--10b11---8-----10b11---8-----10b11----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------3--|
B|------------------------------------3-3-6-3------|
G|----------------------3-6p5p3---3-5---------6----|
D|------------3-----3-5---------5------------------|
A|------3-4-5---4-5--------------------------------|
E|--3-6--------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------3-------------------|
B|-------------------------------------3-3-6-3-----------------------|
G|-----------------------3-6p5p3---3-5---------6---6--5--3-----------|
D|-------------3-----3-5---------5--------------------------5--3-----|
A|-------3-4-5---4-5----------------------------------------------5--|
E|--3-6--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|------------3---7---5---3---5---7--------------|
D|--------3-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-3----------|
A|--3--7--------------------------------5-4-3----|
E|--------------------------------------------6--|
E|----------------------------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------3-3-6-3-----------3--6-----3--6--------3--6--3--------|
G|----------------------3-6p5p3---3-5---------6------6--------6-----------6-----------6--5--|
D|------------3-----3-5---------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3-4-5---4-5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-6-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------3---------------------------3---------------------|
B|----3-6-------------------------3-6-----------------------|
G|--6--------6-5--3-------------6--------6-5--3-------------|
D|-------------------5--3------------------------5--3-------|
A|-------------------------5--------------------------5-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------6--|
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|----------3---7---5---3---5---7---3----------|
A|------3-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-4-3----|
E|--3-6-------------------------------------6--|
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|----------3---7---5---3---5---7---3----------|
A|------3-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-4-3----|
E|--3-6-------------------------------------6--|
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|----------3---7---5---3---5---7--------------|
D|------3-5---5---5---5---5---5---5-3----------|
A|--3-7-------------------------------5-4-3----|
E|------------------------------------------6--|
E|----------------------------------------------3-------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------3-3-6-3-----------3--6-----3--6--------3--6--3--------|
G|----------------------3-6p5p3---3-5---------6------6--------6-----------6-----------6--5--|
D|------------3-----3-5---------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|------3-4-5---4-5-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-6-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------3---------------------------3------------------------|
B|----3-6-------------------------3-6--------------------------|
G|--6--------6-5--3-------------6--------6-5--3----------------|
D|-------------------5--3------------------------5--3----------|
A|-------------------------5--------------------------5--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------6--3--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------3----3----3---3-4--|
D|--------------1--2--3-----------------------------------1--2--3--4-5--4-5--4-5--5------|
A|--3--3--3--3-----------3--3--3--3--2--1-----3--3--3--3---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------3---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------4--5--6-----------------------------------4--5--6-----------------------| last pattern x16
G|--5--5--5--5-----------5--5--5--5--4--3-----5--5--5--5--------------3----3----3----3--|
D|-----------------------------------------5-----------------------4h5--4h5--4h5--4h5---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
You can also repeat the pattern 14 times, then slide on the A string from the 10th fret to the chords:
[Verse]
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4----------------------------------4----------------------------|
G|--5--3/5--8--10--8-------------------5--3/5--8--10--8-------------|
D|--5--3/5--8--10--10/13~--3--4--5-----5--3/5--8--10--10--3--4--5---|
A|--3--1/3--6--8---10------3--4--5-----3--1/3--6--8---10--3--4--5---|
E|-------------------------1--2--3------------------------1--2--3---|
E|-------------------8------------------------------------|
B|------------7--10--8------18------19------20------------|
G|--8---7/8---7--10--8------20b22r21--21b23r22--22b24r23--|
D|--10--8/10--7--10--10-----------------------------------|
A|--10--8/10--5--8---10-----------------------------------|
E|--8---6/8-----------------------------------------------|
E|--6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----6----10--|
B|--4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----4----11--|
G|--3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----10--|
D|--5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----5----12--|
A|--3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----3----10--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------8-------------------------------8---------------------------------|
B|------------7--10--8------------------------7--10--8---18------19------20------------|
G|--8---7/8---7--10--8--------------8---7/8---7--10--8---20b22r21--21b23r22--22b24r23--|
D|--10--8/10--7--10--10--3--4--5----10--8/10--7--10--10--------------------------------|
A|--10--8/10--5--8---10--3--4--5----10--8/10--5--8---10--------------------------------|
E|--8---6/8--------------1--2--3----8---6/8--------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------8-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------7--10--8-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8---7/8---7--10--8-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10--8/10--7--10--10/13~---3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--|
A|--10--8/10--5--8---10-------3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--3--4--5--|
E|--8---6/8-------------------1--2--3--1--2--3--1--2--3--1--2--3--1--2--3--1--2--3--1--2--3--|
Cat's foot iron claw
Neuro-surgeons scream for more
At paranoia's poison door.
Twenty first century schizoid man.
Blood rack barbed wire
Polititians' funeral pyre
Innocents raped with napalm fire
Twenty first century schizoid man.
Death seed blind man's greed
Poets' starving children bleed
Nothing he's got he really needs
Twenty first century schizoid man.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| t tap
| b bend
| r release bend
| pb pre-bend
| ~ vibrato
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version 4
Tuning: E A D G B E
Standard Tuning EADGBe
[Intro]
Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm D F F# G Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm D F F# G Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm D F F# G
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------13b-14b-15b-|e
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------16b-17b-18b-|B
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|G
D|--5---3/5--1-3-5--3-4-5--5---3/5--1-3-5--3-4-5---5---3/5--1-3-5--------------|D
A|--3—--1/3--1-3-3--3-4-5--3---1/3--1-3-3--3-4-5---3---1/3--1-3-3--------------|A
E|------------------1-2-3------------------1-2-3-------------------------------|E
[Verse 1]
Cm
Cat's foot iron claw, neuro-surgeons scream for more, at paranoia's poison door
Bb
21st century schizoid man.
Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm D F F# G Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm D F F# G Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm D F F# G
[Verse 2]
Cm
Blood rack barbed wire, politicians' funeral pyre, innocents raped with napalm fire
Bb
21st century schizoid man.
Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm D F F# G Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm D F F# G Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm D F F# G
[Instrumental Break] see below
[Verse 3]
Cm
Death seed blind man's greed, poets' starving children bleed, nothing he's got he really needs
Bb
21st century schizoid man.
Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm D F F# G Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm D F F# G Cm Bb Cm Bb Cm D F F# G
Instrumental break:
Part 1: Gradually play chords faster
F F# G F F# G F F# G F F# G F F# G F F# G F F# G F F# G
Part 2:
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------4-5-6---------------|--------4-5-6-------------|
|5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-4-3---|5-5-5-5-----------3---3-4-|
|--------------------------5-|--------------4-5---5-----|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------6---6-7-|
|--------4-5-6---------------|--------4-5-6-7-8---8-----|
|5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-4-3---|5-5-5-5-------------------|
|--------------------------5-|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------|
or octave below:
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------3---3-4--|
|--------1-2-3---------------|--------1-2-3--4h5---5------|
|3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-2-1---|3-3-3-3---------------------|
|--------------------------3-|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|-------------------3---3-4--|
|--------1-2-3---------------|--------1-2-3--4-5---5------|
|3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-2-1---|3-3-3-3---------------------|
|--------------------------3-|----------------------------|
Part 3:
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|11-------11-------11----------------|11-------11-------11----------------|
|---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10----|---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10----|
|---------------------------------13-|---------------------------------13-|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------10-|11-------11-------11----------------|
|12-------12-------12-------11-12----|---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10----|
|---13-15----13-15----13-15----------|---------------------------------13-|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|11-------11-------11----------------|
|---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10----|
|---------------------------------13-|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
Part 4: Improvisational jazz metal solo for a few minutes then end in a quick scale run
then play Part 3 before going back to the main riff and eventually Verse 3.
Then end song with Part 1.
Cat's foot iron claw
Neuro-surgeons scream for more
At paranoia's poison door.
Twenty first century schizoid man.
Blood rack barbed wire
Polititians' funeral pyre
Innocents raped with napalm fire
Twenty first century schizoid man.
Death seed blind man's greed
Poets' starving children bleed
Nothing he's got he really needs
Twenty first century schizoid man.
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version 5
Tuning: E A D G B E
Solo
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------22----------------------|
G|--12b13t(16pb17)r16p12-----------------------14--14/15--17/20--19h20p19~---20b22------pb22r20--19\17--19--|
D|------------------------13p12~-13/16--16/17---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------18--19--20--22b23--pb23--------17----------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------20--22-----------------------------20------20--18h19p18h19p18h19p18--|
G|--14\12--14/15--17/19/20--20/22--22-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------19--18--16h18p16h18p16--15-----------------15---------15--13----------------------15---------15--|
G|--17\16------------------------------15--14--11h12------11h12----------12p11------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------13--12h13------12h13------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15--|
B|---------15--15---------15--16--15p13--10h11--11h12--12/13--13/16--16--16b18b18b18b18r16p13--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------h15b17------|
D|--12h13----------12h13-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------18b20b20b19--15-------------------------------------|
B|------------------13--15h16--16/18--15/18--18b20---------------------18--16\13--------------------------|
G|--pb17b15--14\12----------------------------------0-----------------------------15--12p11p10h11h12--12~-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Cat's foot iron claw
Neuro-surgeons scream for more
At paranoia's poison door.
Twenty first century schizoid man.
Blood rack barbed wire
Polititians' funeral pyre
Innocents raped with napalm fire
Twenty first century schizoid man.
Death seed blind man's greed
Poets' starving children bleed
Nothing he's got he really needs
Twenty first century schizoid man.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| t tap
| b bend
| r release bend
| pb pre-bend
| ~ vibrato
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